RollaJase Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I have had a few cynarina and elegance do this. It is usually called socket pop or skeleton bailing. This can be caused by nutrients, coral warfare and too much direct flow actually tearing the coral from its skeleton. From experience the coral never recovers and will eventually wither away and die. I have read a few cases of the coral reattaching to the skeleton if you can hold it in place in a low flow area. Quote Link to comment
Sharbuckle Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 Almost a month later the torch is still "alive" 3 Quote Link to comment
smiz Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 id be amazed if its still alive but any update? this happened to me and my hammer has been happy and healthy floating around for almost 2 months now. 1 Quote Link to comment
Sharbuckle Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 I ended up losing it, came out of the snail shell and floated somewhere 1 Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 what a wild ride lol nature is so interesting! Quote Link to comment
TeeshaP Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 On 9/12/2016 at 7:27 PM, Sharbuckle said: Thanks for the info. Not that negative! Realistically the odds of it surviving have gotta be pretty slim. Fingers crossed either way. One of mine bailed too, 2 weeks ago. It's still very much alive and happy sitting in the sand in a low flow area. I tried putting it back on its skeleton but it moved back to the sand. I'm feeding it and it seems happy so I'm leaving it alone. I'm hoping it survives. So far so good. My other torches are happy so I assume a shrimp or something bothered it too much which caused it. My tank is stable, no changes. Quote Link to comment
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